Oman, March 2018

Muscat

21st March 2018

Tony and a local Omani guy named Ahmed on board a speedboat made of wood.Tony and a local Omani guy named Ahmed on board a speedboat made of wood.

Tony and Ahmed on the boat.Tony and Ahmed on the boat.

Again Tony sitting in the boat, which is close to the rocky shore.Again Tony sitting in the boat, which is close to the rocky shore.

Tony and Ahmed on quiet, sandy Qantab Beach, a village and beach area north of central Muscat. Mainly known by locals. Small buildings on the edge of the beach behind. Barren sandy looking hill raising up in the middle distance.Tony and Ahmed on quiet, sandy Qantab Beach, a village and beach area north of central Muscat.

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Lebanon, March 2018

Beirut

Sunday, 4th March 2018

Outside the Mohammed Al Amin Mosque. A huge, striking amber-coloured blue-domed mosque near Martyrs Square, in 'downtown' Beirut.Outside the Mohammed Al Amin Mosque. A huge, striking amber-coloured blue-domed mosque near Martyrs Square, in ‘downtown’ Beirut. It was opened in 2008 and has four minarets standing 65m high. The blue dome is 48-meters high. Construction on the Sunni Muslim mosque was begun in November 2002, following a donation by late Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. When full to capacity it can,

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Israel & Palestinian Territories, November 2017

Jerusalam

Monday, 6th November 2017

Tony heading down steps at Damascus Gate, one of the northern gates in and out of the old city of Jerusalem.Tony heading down steps at Damascus Gate, one of the northern gates in and out of the old city of Jerusalem.

Tony at the Western Wall (Wailing Wall).Tony at the Western Wall (Wailing Wall). This ancient limestone wall in the Old City of Jerusalem is part of a longer retaining wall, which was built around the Temple Mount as part of the expansion of the Second Jewish Temple begun by Herod the Great in around 19 BC.

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Jordan, October 2017

Amman

Tony with friend Hebatalah at Rumi Cafe in the Jabal Al Weibdeh area of central Amman.

Madaba, central Jordan

23rd October 2017

Tony under a sun shelter at Mount Nebo. Mount Nebo is believed to be the site where Moses saw the Holy Land and according to Christian tradition is buried. It stands on an elevated ridge approximately 817 metres above sea level. The site provides a panorama of the Holy Land with Jerusalem visible on a very clear day.Tony under a sun shelter at Mount Nebo. Mount Nebo is believed to be the site where Moses saw the Holy Land and according to Christian tradition is buried. It stands on an elevated ridge approximately 817 metres above sea level.

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